† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMokenaIllinoisUnited States
German25.2%16.1%12.5%
Irish19.7%10.6%9.4%
Polish15.9%6.0%2.2%
Italian13.1%5.4%4.8%
English8.3%6.9%9.5%
American3.8%3.3%5.3%
Swedish2.4%1.5%—
Dutch2.0%——
Mexican5.1%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.7%1.8%
African American†1.5%12.1%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Mokena
Illinois
United States
Median age
46.2
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mokena
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$123,889
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.5%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.5%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mokena
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
14.0%
13.6%
Arabic
1.3%
0.6%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mokena
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Mokena, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−29.0%
2008
−10.7%
2012
−21.1%
2016
−18.3%
2020
−17.1%
2024
−18.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.5%Harris4,490
58.4%Trump6,634
2.1%
R+18.9
R+1.8
R+17.4
11,366
R
40.7%Biden4,842
57.8%Trump6,879
1.6%
R+17.1
D+1.2
R+21.6
11,906
R
37.6%Clinton3,919
55.9%Trump5,829
6.6%
R+18.3
D+2.8
R+20.4
10,432
R
38.5%Obama3,656
59.7%Romney5,662
1.8%
R+21.1
R+10.4
R+25.0
9,487
R
43.9%Obama4,288
54.7%McCain5,336
1.4%
R+10.7
D+18.3
R+18.0
9,763
R
35.4%Kerry3,129
64.4%Bush5,690
0.1%
R+29.0
—
R+26.5
8,829
Mokena's population nearly doubled between 1990 and 2010 as Chicago exurban sprawl pushed south along I-80, producing a voter base that has tracked broader Will County shifts in competitive federal and state races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 29.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.9 points.
A population of 20,021, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $123,889 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lemont and Broadview Heights.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Mokena, Illinois voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+18.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,366 votes cast, 4,490 went Democratic and 6,634 went Republican.
How many people live in Mokena, Illinois?
Mokena, Illinois has a population of 20,021 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mokena, Illinois?
Median household income in Mokena, Illinois is $123,889 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Mokena, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mokena, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
